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Title Rock and mud slides heavy rains
Date June 5, 1973
Description Photograph of a rock cut after rain-induced mud slides in the Asheville District of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Buncombe County
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.60011
Longitude: -82.51651
Creator Individual Robert G. Bruce
Tags Buncombe County (N.C.)
Erosion
Mudslide
Photographs
Rock cuts
Rock embankments
Rocks
Rock slides
Weather
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway